Sports Archive

Track season is right around the corner, and the Navarre Raiders are looking forward to another season.  A handful of athletes competed at state last season, including Khiara Newton, who finished 11th in the pole vault with a height of 10-feet-4-inches.

All Jack Patching had to do was kick the ball. And he kicked it hard.

It was obvious from the start of the District 1-4A tournament opener which team was the top seed and which was the bottom seed.

For three quarters Friday night, Navarre had Tate on the ropes in a District 1-8A girls basketball showdown at home.

Elijah Proby drove into the lane and trimmed the Lighthouse Private Christian Academy lead to two with less than a minute to play in the third quarter of last Monday’s game at home.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy’s boys basketball team hasn’t missed a beat from last season.

The sound of a whistle. It drew Greg Taylor into coaching football at Navarre.

Tension was in the air Jan. 22 at the regional meet held in Navarre. Over 200 girls competed for 10 automatic invitations to the state meet. Only the first-place winner in each of the 10 weight classes was guaranteed a spot in the state meet.

Navarre is coming off a memorable 2018 boys weightlifting season. The Raiders won a district title for the second time in program history and their first outright regional crown after sharing it two years ago. They also produced their first unbeaten regular season, winning every meet they competed in.

The University of West Florida softball team is picked to finish fourth in the preseason Gulf South Conference poll. The Argonauts received one first-place vote.